Shady rings of diffuse scarlet — Crossword Clue
Stuck on the 7–letter crossword clue “Shady rings of diffuse scarlet”? This page covers its appearance in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Feb 2006. You can reveal the answer at your pace — one letter at a time or the whole word in one go. We also provide helpful extras where available: an AI-generated hint, a dictionary definition, other clues that share the same answer, and a jumbled-letters view for quick anagramming.
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The answer to “Shady rings of diffuse scarlet” is CARTELS (7 letters).
We last saw “Shady rings of diffuse scarlet” in Guardian Cryptic on 8th Feb 2006.
The 7-letter answer for “Shady rings of diffuse scarlet” is CARTELS.
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